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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
IranÂ’s State-of-the-Art Hormuz Monitoring System
2007-10-03
Found this new (to me) blog via a link from Jawa.
The Islamic RevolutionÂ’s Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that its troops have launched a new monitoring system which brings all movements in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz under IranÂ’s control.

The system called ‘Hod Hod’ (Hoopoe) has been designed by the IRGC experts and makes it possible for Iranian troops to monitor even the slightest movement on the surface or in the air.

According to IRGC, Hod Hod which is equipped with the most advanced cameras and electronic devices transmit recorded films and photographs to different military centers round the clock.

Hod Hod which is capable of taking high resolution and high quality pictures and images even at nights, will provide the opportunity to the IRGC personnel - who are currently using different radar and electronic systems - to gain a better online control over the entire region.
It's an early warning system *and* a dessert topping!
Posted by:Seafarious

#12  Fine, they name their "monitoring" system after a bird that spends its life sticking its nose in the ground.
Posted by: mrp   2007-10-03 17:51  

#11  Notice how they always seem to "now have" something after something has happened? Like this, comes out just after it has been "confirmed" that Israel did indeed fly far into Syria airspace, and not one air defense gadget worked!

But, oh, we now have.....
Posted by: Sherry   2007-10-03 17:10  

#10  I got a dollar that says they don't have anything except empty rhetoric for internal consumption.

Le bingo, Bobby. Once again, Islam unleashes the awesome Hidden Power™ of lies propaganda.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-10-03 13:50  

#9  You see they have this CCTV system with pan, tilt, zoom with the Infrared upgrade.... Nice! although it cannot stop my invisibility cloak recently purchased from Klingon Toys R'Us (KTS)
Posted by: TomAnon   2007-10-03 12:13  

#8  I got a dollar that says they don't have anything except empty rhetoric for internal consumption.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-10-03 10:47  

#7  Hard to make it work after an EMP burst or it is microwaved.

I will still bet that anything Iran puts out is total crap anyway.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-10-03 10:36  

#6  The system called ‘Hod HodÂ’ (Hoopoe) has been designed by the IRGC experts...

Oh, I'll bet it's even better then the Russian stuff Syria had...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-10-03 09:39  

#5  A few weeks ago, Syria thought that it had a state of the art monitoring system.
Posted by: ryuge   2007-10-03 09:29  

#4  Original article, which site includes what looks like it has some interesting links to major headlines in various regions - if you computer does not require some sort of prodding to access an Iranian news site.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-10-03 06:46  

#3  Well, maybe it has an operating temperature of 30,000 degrees centigrade.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-10-03 06:43  

#2  Doesn't do much good if all the monitoring and command staff are dead.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-10-03 04:50  

#1  'Sound's almost worthy of receiving the first SLAM cruise missile strike in operation "Eat This Xerxes."
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2007-10-03 02:55  

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